Strategic Foresight Lead
Core
Identify market-making business opportunities driven by complex social and environmental challenges enabled by technology disruptions and new business models within Hitachi's R&D organization.
Role type
Strategic Foresight Lead
Builds
Business transformation strategies, transition pathways to new market ecosystems, and multi-actor propositions for technology and business solutions.
Domain
Digital innovation, social infrastructure, energy, mobility, and sustainability
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Futures thinking, systems thinking, horizon scanning, scenario planning, stakeholder facilitation, commercial acumen, project management, line management, sensemaking, visual storytelling
Preferred skills
Experience with AI-driven tools, mentoring designers and non-designers, partnership development
Technologies
AI-driven tools, speculative prototyping tools
Responsibilities
Nurture organization-wide imagination on preferred futures; conduct horizon scanning and scenario planning; develop transition pathways and multi-actor propositions; facilitate stakeholder engagement and workshops; lead planning, management, and reporting for innovation projects; mentor team members in strategic foresight.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with line management experience